Processing

Articles, columns and products covering innovation in all types of processing machinery and technologies

ARTICLES

Efficient transport, precise delivery

May 03, 2012
No longer one size fits all, today’s conveyor belting choices enhance hygiene, product release and overall plant efficiency.


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Tech Update: Valves

May 03, 2012
Whether manual or automatic, the valves available for today’s plants provide more versatility, control and safety to flow technology.


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Vibratory screeners keep dessert toppings in shape

April 05, 2012
Everyone loves sprinkles, but making them requires some precision manufacturing.


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Tech Update: Sterilization - Better processes, healthier foods

April 05, 2012
Fresh foods and sterile processes are mutually exclusive, but technical advances are putting the best of both worlds within reach.


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Engineering R&D: The upside of cavitation

April 05, 2012
Product heating and mixing are being transformed with technology that makes cavitation a positive force.


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Water’s rising tide

March 07, 2012
Attention to use of the humble hydrogen-oxygen molecule is producing sometimes-surprising operational improvements and cost savings at food plants.
 


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Food-grade lubricants come of age

Past trade-offs between performance and safety have disappeared
March 07, 2012
Food production consists of a vast array of equipment—pumps, mixers, oven chain drives, tanks, pipes, conveyor systems, compressors, automatic doors and many other units and systems.


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Tech Update: Maintain pumps on your schedule

February 06, 2012
With an eye toward maintenance and quick repairs, pump suppliers provide equipment to bolster uptimes.


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Spiral oven bakes potatoes more efficiently

February 06, 2012
New spiral ovens cook a wide range of products at higher speed with more control, consistency and a much smaller footprint.


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Engineering R&D: Anaerobic collaboration

February 06, 2012
The combination of membrane bioreactor filtration with a zoned anaerobic digester resulted in unprecedented COD reductions in a cheese plant’s high-strength effluent.


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PRODUCTS

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Milk Processing and Quality Management

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$215.95

The fifth volume in the series, Milk Processing and Quality Management, provides timely and comprehensive guidance on the processing of liquid milks by bringing together contributions from leading experts around the globe.

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Food Process Engineering and Technology

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$107.95

Combining scientific depth with practical usefulness, this book serves as a tool for graduate students as well as practicing food engineers, technologists and researchers looking for the latest information on transformation and preservation processes as well as process control and plant hygiene topics.

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Food Plant Economics

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$189.95
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Food and Package Engineering

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For the first time, engineering for the packaging industry – and for the biggest packaging user, food processing – is presented in a way that clearly demonstrates its interconnected, globally integrated nature. Food and Package Engineering is a groundbreaking work that serves as a comprehensive guide to the complexities and the potential of the industry.

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EVENTS

Journey to Sustainability: Realizing Results

05/31/12
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

Discover how food and beverage processors optimize resources, eliminate false starts and capture triple bottom line value through state-of-art sustainable solutions.
 

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Food Plant of the Future: Raising the Bar on Plant Air Quality

04/26/12
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On-Demand: Exclusively for thought-leaders in food and beverage processing facility management, Food Plant of the Future webinars are presented by Hixson, a leading design and engineering firm of food processing facilities in North America.

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Food Plant of the Future: Using Design to Increase Productivity and Drive Down Unit Costs

06/01/09
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On-Demand: The need for food and beverage processors to drive down unit costs never ends. How can new/retrofitted plants be designed to optimize productivity?

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Food Plant of the Future: Building Realistic Sustainability into Food and Beverage Plants

09/01/09
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On-Demand: Using cost-effective design solutions, food and beverage processing facilities can meet the rigorous performance demands required in a processing and production environment and, at the same time, focus on sustainability.

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Food Plant of the Future: Anticipating the Next Generation

09/29/11
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On-Demand: Exclusively for thought-leaders in food and beverage processing facility management, Food Plant of the Future webinars are presented by Hixson, a leading design and engineering firm of food processing facilities in North America.

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Preventing Contamination: A Guide to Material Selection for Food and Beverage Equipment Design

09/07/11
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On-Demand: Food and beverage design engineers are under constant scrutiny to deliver machines that are both good for the bottom line and that protect the company from devastating product recalls.

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Seven Surprising Uses for Spray Technology

05/25/11
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On-Demand: Processors clean, coat, cool, dry, and lubricate products and equipment in dozens of areas in a plant thousands of times a year. Even though it may not be obvious, spray technology is often the backbone of these operations and can be used in many more.

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PROCESS EXPO 2013

10/14/13
McCormick Place, North Hall
Chicago, IL
US
To deliver the most valuable tradeshow experience to food industry suppliers and processors at the lowest possible cost. Read More

International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference

05/08/12
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 N. River Road
Rosemont (Chicago), IL
US
Contact: NONE
Complete conference information for the 2012 event will be posted January 2012. Read More

AMI International Meat, Poultry and Seafood Convention and Exposition

05/01/12
Dallas Convention Center
Dallas, TX
US
Contact: Anne Halal
AMI Expo is new and improved! You may not have noticed us before but you won’t want to miss what is coming.

That’s right – we’re co-locating with FMI, NASDA and United Fresh to bring you better business and networking opportunities, and more efficiency! 

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DOCUMENTS AND FILES

Electronic Capital Expenditure

May 08, 2012
Capital Investment is a key to any company’s innovation and improvement programme. Investment is key to almost every new product, capacity expansion, and cost saving initiatives. Capital expense represents an organisation change and requires inputs, co-ordination and buy-in from stake-holder groups for successful execution.

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Frito-Lay Casa Grande Gallery

Frito-Lay Casa Grande was chosen as Food Engineering's 2011Sustainable Plant of the Year.Part learning lab, part sustainability showcase, the Frito-Lay facility in Casa Grande is the focus of the snack food manufacturer’s ambitious goal of creating a blueprint for sustained production in a resource-strapped tomorrow.

05/25/11 2:00 PM EDT

Seven Surprising Uses for Spray Technology

On-Demand: Processors clean, coat, cool, dry, and lubricate products and equipment in dozens of areas in a plant thousands of times a year. Even though it may not be obvious, spray technology is often the backbone of these operations and can be used in many more.

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Package Design Workbook: The Art and Science of Successful Packaging

The book will address all aspects of the creative process including choosing a package format, colors and materials, final finishes, and special considerations such as awkward objects and unique display conderations.

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